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00:00Fire up the beast.
00:04Hello, it's me, Guz Khan, comedian off the TV.
00:10What you may not know is that I am an absolutely obsessed petrohead.
00:18But here's the thing, when it comes to cars, I have always been a purist.
00:23I think cars should remain as original, fresh from the showroom floor.
00:26Why mess with perfection?
00:28But lately, I've been looking at things I shouldn't have been.
00:32Modified cars.
00:34Them big wings.
00:36Wide arches.
00:38Turbo swaps.
00:39I know it's wrong, but it feels so right.
00:42So I've made a decision.
00:43My next whip is going to be a fully modified masterpiece.
00:47All my own vision, all my own money.
00:50£2,600 for the two.
00:54Well, I'm a novice in this game.
00:56I have zero technical skill.
00:58But fear not.
00:59That's why I'm bringing along my big brain best friend to help us out.
01:03Lumball.
01:06Oh, it's a bit serious.
01:07I like it.
01:13I'm meeting the kings and queens of car modification all across this great nation.
01:18Naughty car.
01:19Naughty car, bro.
01:21Oh.
01:22I'm trying to peek under their hoods.
01:24Pump it.
01:25Pump it, Ian.
01:25Pick up their skills.
01:27I think my shirt got burned.
01:28And learn their sacred secrets.
01:30Bro, dude, we talk about Elon Musk.
01:32We found a real genius in a random shed in Northampton.
01:36And when my masterpiece is finally finished,
01:38I'll reveal it to the most hardcore modification nerds on the planet.
01:43Three, two, one.
01:48Oh, my God.
01:51What could possibly go wrong?
01:53A lot, actually.
01:55Yeah, a lot.
02:02Here we go.
02:03Buckle up, buttercups.
02:04This is the big one.
02:06My S2000 is very nearly finished.
02:09Now we're cooking.
02:10It's taken blood, sweat, and a few troubling cash injections.
02:152,600 pounds for the two.
02:17This is like a baby's bath from being bogged.
02:20But the end is in sight.
02:24My humble Honda has undergone a masterful metamorphosis.
02:28Oh, that's annoying.
02:30That sounds good.
02:31From sensible silver to glistening gold.
02:34The boys and I have radically upgraded the stereo, seats, bodywork,
02:39and lighting.
02:41I look sick, bro.
02:47And I don't want to get ahead of myself.
02:49But this may be the most successful car mission
02:52that Lombo and I have ever attempted.
02:54Not that the bar's very high.
02:56Look, Audi S4.
02:57I did buy an Audi S4.
02:59Yeah.
02:59We did notice that there was something off.
03:02And I did sell it to my uncle-san.
03:05And then what happened?
03:05My uncle-san is my cousin.
03:06And on his return journey to Edinburgh,
03:09yes, the gearbox did blow up.
03:11No, it was the engine.
03:12Was it the engine?
03:12It was the engine.
03:13I thought it was gearbox.
03:14So what we're saying is on one small journey
03:17from Covenger to Edinburgh,
03:18both the gearbox and the engine blew up.
03:20Luckily for Big Darragh C at the workshop,
03:22I've mostly stayed a safe distance from the engine bay.
03:26That's not my area of expertise.
03:28But you know what is?
03:29Sitting down comfortably whilst driving.
03:32Come on.
03:33Yes, boy.
03:33Darragh.
03:35Final touches.
03:36Brother, how are you?
03:37Good to see you.
03:37Check these.
03:38Hey.
03:40Yeah, these look spectacular.
03:41This is about the finishing touches.
03:42Yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:43And what I love is this is going to match the black
03:45with a little bit of a carbon-y leather vibe
03:48to the carbon fibre.
03:49But I've already sunk over two and a half grand
03:52on carbon fibre bucket seats.
03:54I ain't about to let them get all scratched up.
03:56So this solution gives the buckets protection
03:58and extra comfort for my ample cheeks.
04:02We're going to get this double-sided Velcro.
04:06Stick this to the backs so they're still removable
04:08if you ever need to for cleaning and whatnot.
04:11So...
04:11I get it.
04:12I've got that too.
04:15Dude, what's my final bill on these little bits of plastic here?
04:18Including the trimming.
04:19Yeah?
04:20That's 700.
04:21Shit!
04:26In moments like these, it's useful
04:29to repeat a few modification mantras.
04:32Old classics like, it's only money
04:35and you can't take it with you.
04:37That sort of thing.
04:38So we're off-page £700 for three millimetres of cushion.
04:42And don't forget the perforated leather.
04:44Yeah.
04:44No, it's all the details, Cap.
04:46Definitely cheap.
04:47The trouble is, there's no choice unless you just sit on a cushion.
04:53Which looks rubbish.
04:55And if my journey into the customised car community has given me anything,
05:00it's perspective.
05:03I may have made some substantial changes to the S2000, but the real Gs, well, they're out
05:08here doing total redesigns.
05:11Okay.
05:13Guys like Manny, the owner of this badass-looking beast who's taken this modification thing to
05:19the next level.
05:21Hey, come on.
05:21Manny, how are you?
05:22Good, thank you.
05:23Good to see you.
05:23Bring it in, bro.
05:25Manny's whip is unique.
05:26This thing has undergone some serious surgery.
05:30So much so, that I'm not sure I even recognise it.
05:34Although, it definitely feels a bit familiar.
05:37Why do you think it is?
05:39If I'm not wrong, Ford Capri?
05:42Yes, it is.
05:43Yes, it is.
05:44He's made it look like something like a cyberpunk.
05:47It looks a little bit cyber-trucky in its form.
05:51Funky.
05:52It looks old, but it looks new.
05:56This feels like a roof line that is not standard.
06:00Because whenever I think about the Capri, it's taller.
06:04Right?
06:05Definitely.
06:05That roof line has definitely changed up here, bro.
06:09It's basically the original roof.
06:11Uh-huh.
06:12And then it's just been taken down approximately four inches.
06:15Have you done this yourself?
06:17Yeah.
06:17I've seen modified cars on this journey.
06:19Mm-hmm.
06:20Bro, I cannot see a seam line or a wild line anywhere.
06:23That looks like it's come out of the factory, bro.
06:25How good than that?
06:26The roof was kept in one big section.
06:29Okay.
06:29And it was just the pillars, obviously cut down a little bit,
06:32leaned back, and then bonded the glass in.
06:35One that's been extended, redesigned the front end,
06:38and then basically just smoothed everything off.
06:40And you've done this by hand?
06:42Yeah, all by hand, all in steel.
06:44Yeah.
06:44Wow.
06:45Turns out Manny's been in the car repair business for decades
06:49and has some elite-level panel-beating skills,
06:52which explains how this 1985 Ford Capri 2.8 injection
06:57looks the way it does.
06:59Listen, this is the most gangster Capri I've ever seen in my life.
07:01And you said you extended some stuff out the front as well.
07:03What were you doing?
07:04I've lengthened the bonnet here and peaked it.
07:08Same with the front panel.
07:09And then smoothed it all out.
07:11And then the grill is handmade,
07:13and that's actually strips of Anger Lane from B&Q.
07:16I beg your pardon?
07:17Yeah.
07:17This custom-made grill is from B&Q.
07:20Yeah.
07:21I don't understand how I can't see one line, one seam.
07:25How have you got this so perfect?
07:26Well, that's good for me to hear, because that's...
07:28Well, I'm the big you up, bro.
07:30When somebody does masterful work, I'm here to big you up.
07:33But do you know what I'm getting, bro?
07:35I'm getting some very American muscle influences.
07:38Am I blagging it by saying that?
07:39No, that's...
07:40No, you're exactly right.
07:41That was kind of some of the concept behind it.
07:43I've always liked muscle cars,
07:45so I tried to integrate some of that into the Ford Capri,
07:49because it's always been known as the British muscle car.
07:51For sure.
07:53Everyone knows Ford Escorts are silly money these days,
07:56but Capris, well, they're catching up.
07:58A 2.8 injection like this would have been a few thousand pounds in 1990,
08:02but today, good ones go for over 30 grand.
08:06And with those kind of price tags come the protective restoration purists.
08:11I think they tend to think I've taken one of these cars
08:14within the last six months to 12 months and done this to it,
08:18but I've owned this car for nearly 40 years.
08:20This was done in the 90s when they weren't worth that much.
08:24And I can understand it because we all like different things in life, you know?
08:27You know, that's because you're a nice man.
08:29But I can say it how it is.
08:31We don't want to see your standard shitty old rusty Capri.
08:34We want to see this one.
08:36Big up money and his creation.
08:37How do you feel about that?
08:38Uh, yeah.
08:39Yeah.
08:40You heard us.
08:41We said it together.
08:42I didn't say it.
08:43He didn't say it, I said it.
08:44I didn't say it.
08:44That's correct.
08:45No.
08:45The only one got seals on your car, bro, all rusted fruit.
08:48Look at this.
08:48My main problem with vehicles of all types of modification
08:51is what they like inside.
08:53Yeah.
08:53But I assume by chopping a roof,
08:55I'm going to have a little bit of an issue.
08:57Can I give it a go?
08:58Yeah.
08:59What do you reckon?
09:00You want to drive it?
09:01Of course I do, brother.
09:03Um, I don't know about that, Guz.
09:05Have you driven one before?
09:06I have not.
09:07Have you driven one like that before?
09:08Absolutely not.
09:10I'll tell you what.
09:11I'll tell you for a ride in it,
09:12and then we can think about it.
09:15Is that going to make you feel happier?
09:17Yeah.
09:17If that makes you feel happier,
09:19then let's go for it.
09:19Yeah, I feel better about that.
09:21Yeah?
09:21Yeah.
09:22Okay, I want you to be happy, Manny.
09:23Come on.
09:24Yeah.
09:25How do you open this door?
09:26Um, there's a little button there.
09:27Little button there?
09:28Yeah, just push that little button.
09:29Oh, Manny, I like it.
09:31Let's do it again.
09:33Manny, you naughty boy.
09:34Get in the car.
09:36Oh, shit.
09:50I'm Guz Khan,
09:51and I'm on a mission to modification Nirvana,
09:54which today means I'm hitching a ride in a custom Capri
09:58with a lovely little geezer called Manny.
10:01And it's not a problem that he's lovelier than me,
10:03which he is,
10:03but it's an issue that is littler.
10:06Um, there's a strange cranium massage taking place
10:10because my head is hitting your roof, my brother.
10:14Yes.
10:17Well, I don't know if you've heard of this term called decapitation.
10:19I'm not interested, bro.
10:21One wrong country road,
10:23my spine was already compressed.
10:25I could feel C3, C4, and C4.
10:27They were fused.
10:27They were fused in that Capri.
10:31What was your inspiration for taking what's already a very cool car
10:36and making it your dream car, essentially?
10:39It was always a great car.
10:42It had actually got into a bit of a scuff way back in the day.
10:46What do you mean a scuff?
10:47Well, it was classed as an uneconomical repair,
10:49and back in the day when that happened,
10:51these cars were not worth that much money.
10:54Basically, I repaired it myself.
10:56Uh-huh.
10:59And then once it was repaired,
11:01that's when I started thinking about changing it a little bit,
11:03and it just went from there till I ended up with this.
11:08When you designed this to be the way it was...
11:11Yeah.
11:12..did you factor in anybody that would be over five foot seven and a half?
11:16No.
11:16You didn't care, did you?
11:17No, that didn't bother me one bit, no.
11:20If one day you were to be like,
11:22you know what, I'm going to let this go,
11:23I'm going to sell it to my best friend,
11:25Goose Khan.
11:27I destroyed his lower back.
11:29Yes.
11:29Take him on a drive round a country lane.
11:30Right, yeah.
11:31What kind of figure do you think you'd put on this car?
11:35Well, I do actually have it on an agreed value
11:37with the insurance company.
11:38That's coming in at £40,000.
11:41Wow.
11:42Yeah.
11:44So if you let me drive this and anything were to happen,
11:48at least we never get £40,000 out of it.
11:50Well, no, because it's only really insured for me, because...
11:54Oh.
11:56You're good vibes, man,
11:57but whenever I talk about driving this car,
11:59you immediately change, bro.
12:00Yeah.
12:01You get very worried on me.
12:02Mm-hmm.
12:02Well...
12:05Right, OK.
12:06I'll let you have a go, but please be careful.
12:09I will treat this car
12:11like I treated the third car that I ever owned.
12:15I did ride that car off,
12:16but that's not the point.
12:17Before it got written off,
12:18I absolutely treated it like gold.
12:20Oh, no.
12:26OK, go.
12:27I might take you the first guy that's driven this,
12:28apart from you.
12:29You are, yeah.
12:30Am I really?
12:30Yes.
12:30What an honour, mate.
12:31What an honour.
12:32Please be careful, all girls.
12:33No, I'll try it.
12:34Probably, of course, I'll try and be careful.
12:36Oh, God.
12:38I really like the way them doors open as well.
12:40Yeah.
12:40Here we go.
12:42Go on, let me...
12:44What's wrong?
12:44Now I'm just thinking about how to get in.
12:46Oh.
12:46Because, look, that's not going to work.
12:48Look at that.
12:49No.
12:49No?
12:51Of the many lessons I've learned on this modification adventure,
12:54perhaps the most humbling
12:56is that very few of these cars
12:58are built for a man as curvaceous
13:00and cuddly as I.
13:07Oh, my...
13:09Oh.
13:12Good con.
13:14Oh, yeah.
13:16But first.
13:17Good work, Gus.
13:18Yeah.
13:19Gracious.
13:20I need to find more fat people
13:21in the modding community, bro.
13:23Ah!
13:24Yeah.
13:25You still in there?
13:26Still nearly out.
13:31He's out.
13:32But I've not met a motor I couldn't squeeze into.
13:34Yet.
13:35Should we do it in and twist?
13:36Yes, try that.
13:37Yeah?
13:37Yeah, that first and then turn.
13:39Yeah, that's it.
13:41No, no, that's my arse against the steering wheel.
13:43Oh.
13:43My arse is pressing against the steering wheel.
13:44Can you not...
13:45No, there you go.
13:45That's it.
13:46Right, you're nearly in.
13:48Get that in.
13:48It was a bit like dogging at the moment, mate.
13:52Look, man, just a rule of the streets.
13:54Whenever you meet a stranger
13:55and they say stick your arse in first,
13:57don't do that.
13:58That never ends well.
14:00That's the cure arse in first, mate.
14:02No, no, no, Manny.
14:03It's not going to work.
14:03It's not going to work.
14:04Oh, well, never mind, Guz.
14:06I'm sorry about that.
14:07This may be a personal low point,
14:09but I think Manny is frankly relieved
14:11that I'm not going to be driving
14:12this precious Capri anywhere.
14:14Is it time for lugs yet, man?
14:17I hate modified cars.
14:19I don't even know why I left my house this morning, man.
14:21What is this, bro?
14:24At the workshop in Dudley,
14:25it's time to fit my ludicrously priced
14:28padded arse protectors.
14:29You can put in these expensive
14:32year 10 summer holiday projects in the car.
14:36Yeah.
14:37How do they look?
14:38I think they look quite nice.
14:39Yeah.
14:40You're just covering up those really expensive
14:42carbon fiber seats.
14:47My uncle bought his first house in Coventry,
14:51£1,250.
14:53Yeah, but I bet he didn't have carbon fiber seats
14:55in that house, did he?
14:56But brother, for half the value of his house,
15:00I haven't even bought one seat, have I?
15:02I've bought a bloody...
15:07As you can sense,
15:08the ever-increasing expenditure
15:10is getting to me.
15:12Well, at least I've got Lumbu
15:13keeping the labor costs down, eh?
15:19To be fair to him,
15:21he's used to working with Velcro
15:22on his shoes,
15:23not on the seats.
15:27What's next?
15:31At least we've got Darren here
15:32bringing his expertise
15:33to the interior upgrade
15:34and he sourced a swanky
15:37center console.
15:38No doubt from Harrods or something.
15:41What was the cost of this center console?
15:44Same price as a small island
15:45in the Bahamas?
15:46It's a little bit more.
15:48Yeah.
15:49It's okay.
15:52No, the center console
15:53was part of your £740.
15:55Was it?
15:56Yeah, yeah.
15:57Nothing much better now.
15:58So it's bargaining.
15:58Do you actually,
15:59I don't think you do.
16:00I don't think you feel better.
16:07That's all in.
16:08I've got all the little
16:09surprise for you.
16:10Carbon fiber gear now.
16:11Oh, that's really neat.
16:13Darren.
16:14How nice is that?
16:15Can I have a feel of that?
16:16Yeah, man.
16:17Oh.
16:17So, £1,500?
16:19It was good.
16:19That was actually
16:20quite cheap what it was.
16:21Was it?
16:22It was about £40.
16:23This is, well,
16:24thanks.
16:24Thanks.
16:27Thank you for thinking
16:28of the future
16:29generational wealth
16:30of my children.
16:31That looks nice.
16:33Oh, I'll tell you what, mate.
16:34If it wasn't for
16:35the atrocious cost
16:37associated
16:37with what we've just done,
16:39that does look stunning, mate.
16:42So I can't complain
16:42about the visuals,
16:44but, um,
16:45yeah.
16:46I'm broke.
16:47I'm broke now.
16:48I'm broke.
16:51I may be completely brassic,
16:53but as the saying goes,
16:54to be rich in friends
16:55is to be poor in nothing.
16:58And I have two buds
16:59helping me fit
17:014D license plates.
17:02So you do the math, mate.
17:05Yeah, I love a 3D plate.
17:07Yeah, that's good.
17:08It looks really good,
17:09but that's not 3D,
17:10this is 4D.
17:11Yeah, that's right.
17:13What's the difference
17:13between 3D and 4D?
17:14Well, 4D's more expensive.
17:20It's fine, you know.
17:22Some people spend
17:23thousands going skiing,
17:24some like to collect
17:26rare antiques,
17:26and some, like Lombu,
17:28even spend their money
17:29on Pokemon cards.
17:32But for the gearheads
17:33I've met
17:33on my modification journey,
17:35the real currency
17:36is time and energy.
17:38And few are putting
17:39in more of both
17:41than the guy
17:41I'm on my way to meet now.
17:46Oh, yeah.
17:49Bryn?
17:50Morning, Gus.
17:51How are you, my man?
17:51You okay?
17:51Very good, thank you.
17:52Very nice to meet you, bro.
17:54Bryn, explain to me, bro,
17:56what have we got going on here?
17:57This is my 1988 Mini Mayfair
18:00track and race car
18:01that I'm building.
18:02Wow.
18:03And has it always been
18:03a passion of yours?
18:04So, from watching
18:05the Italian job
18:06when I was about 4,
18:08I fell in love with them
18:09and I've always wanted one.
18:10Dad's friends raced minis
18:12and I fancied,
18:13you know what,
18:14doing a full build myself.
18:15So what's your vision
18:16with this project?
18:17I'm going to do some races.
18:18There's a race called
18:18the fastest mini in the world race.
18:22That's right.
18:23Bryn ain't building this thing
18:24to pootle about
18:25on a quiet Sunday morning.
18:26He's dreaming a victory
18:27at the annual fastest mini
18:29in the world race.
18:31Where as many as 20 minis
18:33take to the track
18:33at Brands Hatch
18:34to bail it out
18:35in an event that's been going on
18:37for over 30 years.
18:40Bryn's got his eyes set on a prize
18:42and we all know
18:43if you want to be fast,
18:45you've got to be light.
18:47I've added the Perspex
18:48to make it lighter.
18:49My front suspension arms,
18:51the rear suspension swing arms.
18:53I've gone for disc brakes
18:54instead of hubs
18:55just to really take the weight
18:57out of the vehicle
18:57as much as possible.
19:00Not going to lie,
19:01I had a substantial breakfast
19:03this morning
19:04and I'll be getting to wonder
19:05if maybe I weigh more
19:07than Bryn's mini.
19:08It's a deeply concerning thought
19:10and just when I believe
19:12things couldn't get
19:13any more featherweight.
19:14So I've added
19:15the 3D printed door handles.
19:17They save 100 grams.
19:18So 100 grams?
19:19Do you know what the original was?
19:21It was about 192 grams.
19:24So you halved it nearly.
19:25Yeah.
19:28So lightened rear suspension components.
19:30Uh-huh.
19:31Carbon fibre boot lid.
19:33The original weighs 6 kilos
19:35and this is one.
19:36Oh yeah.
19:37I can feel that's a straight kilo.
19:39So you've saved a lot of weight then.
19:40A lot of weight
19:41but it's six times the price.
19:42600 quid!
19:43Take it back, take it back.
19:45Every gram is worth it.
19:47Every gram is worth it.
19:49Where have I heard that before?
19:50Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
19:51My cousin.
19:51Right before he got nicked in 07.
19:54He's turned his life around now.
19:56Very generous man.
19:57Pillar of the community.
20:00Anyway,
20:00it's my turn to be helpful
20:02as Bryn here
20:03needs a hand
20:04with his next job.
20:06What we're going to be doing
20:07is we're going to be putting
20:08the suspension
20:09onto the front subframe
20:10which mounts to the front of the car.
20:12So this will house the engine
20:13and suspension components.
20:16And am I wrong in saying
20:17it's quite a small subframe, isn't it?
20:18It's quite a small subframe
20:19and the Mini engine generally
20:20will sit vertically here.
20:23And we're going to be working on
20:24you said those suspension components.
20:26Bro, let me tell you something.
20:27You see you,
20:29the funkiest Mini in the country.
20:30You've got to have a bit
20:31of bling in your life.
20:32You have to have a...
20:33Well, you've got plenty
20:34of bling in your life.
20:35So how does this work, bro?
20:36What are we doing first?
20:37So this is the Mini front suspension.
20:39It's a rubber cone.
20:40It fits up, slots up
20:42and sits in there.
20:43Then we have what we call
20:44a high-low adjuster
20:46for our Mini.
20:46So here we can raise
20:48and lower the ride height.
20:50It mounts that way in the car.
20:51Just simply from that, yeah?
20:52Just from that.
20:54I will fit this part.
20:56Uh-huh.
20:59Try to...
21:00It's a quite old tight fit.
21:01Just a little bit tricky.
21:03Just a little bit.
21:04They don't make your life easy.
21:08Are you in?
21:09Not yet.
21:12Oh, there you go.
21:13I've done that.
21:15In the wrong order.
21:17This is where it's tricky.
21:21Do you remember in Pulp Fiction
21:23where Travolta accidentally
21:24shoots the man in the face
21:25and then Harvey Keitel rocks up
21:27in the Silver Honda NSX
21:29to fix the problem?
21:30Yeah.
21:31It's good seeing that.
21:33Who's that?
21:34Oh, this is my dad.
21:37Your dad pulled up in here today?
21:39Yeah.
21:41Now this is an alpha male.
21:44I just can't tell if he's here
21:45to dispatch discipline
21:46or mechanical knowledge.
21:48Why are my palms all sweaty?
21:59I'm Guz Khan and I'm here in a garage
22:01in Northampton
22:02facing down a mysterious stranger.
22:05Okay, it's Bryn's dad
22:07and he's arrived on the horizon
22:09like a celluloid anti-hero.
22:11Hey, look.
22:12We've got a visitor,
22:14have we, Bryn?
22:14Yeah.
22:15Hello.
22:16This is Guz.
22:16Good.
22:17If I get some barrier cream on
22:18and then we'll see
22:19where you've got to
22:20and we're ready to go, aren't we?
22:22Yeah.
22:22What a legend.
22:23Turn up in a bright orangey thing.
22:25You won't miss him.
22:29You hold that
22:30and I'll get that seal.
22:31Yeah.
22:32So you hold it on its edge.
22:33That seal's good, isn't it?
22:34Yeah.
22:35There we go.
22:36Okay, great.
22:36That's the way we...
22:37Okay, and then basically
22:39we'll slip it in
22:40and then when it's in
22:41we can just pop the seal
22:42back in place.
22:44I feel like
22:46we're an eternity ward.
22:47You two could deliver babies.
22:50So for you as a dad
22:52to have bring this into cars
22:54it's the dream, isn't it?
22:55It is, yeah.
22:56Imagine if he was into trains or something.
23:00Good.
23:00I think that's it.
23:01That's it.
23:01Nicely seated.
23:02Brilliant.
23:03Okay.
23:03That wasn't that scary.
23:05It's not scary now
23:07but if the lads
23:08don't correctly fit this arm
23:09to support the front hob
23:10a vital part of the Mini's braking system
23:13then it will be downright terrifying
23:15when it comes to drive.
23:19We're fitting them
23:20because they give the classic Mini
23:21the best handling possible.
23:23And there's a visual thing as well, isn't there?
23:25with 10-inch wheels on a Mini
23:26because that's the original
23:28factory size, wasn't it?
23:29And let me tell you
23:30that is the funkiest 10-inch rim
23:33I've ever seen in my life.
23:34It's mad.
23:35Like, somebody would have just said
23:37in terms of what can you get
23:39out of a 10-inch rim
23:40you've got depth,
23:42you've got colour.
23:42I love the colour, by the way.
23:44Good.
23:44Fantastic.
23:45I really love it.
23:46So that's this side all finished.
23:48Ah-ha.
23:48We're ready for the next side.
23:50You two are ready.
23:50I'm going to take the E3 for a spin.
23:52All right.
23:52Pleasure to meet you, boys.
23:53Look at this car.
23:56Let's have it.
24:04At Darren's Dudley headquarters,
24:06we are tantalisingly close
24:08to rubber stamping his S2000
24:09and revealing it to the notoriously
24:12hard-to-please custom car community.
24:15Listen, I think...
24:17I think I'm going to get cussed out,
24:19you know.
24:20Why?
24:20I've got no doubt
24:22that it's going to look cool
24:23and I have no doubt
24:25that my sons are going to be like,
24:26Dad, you're the man.
24:28Hmm.
24:29But partner aside a minute.
24:30Bro, that is a driver's car.
24:32That's why we bought that car.
24:34Have I just absolutely knackered it?
24:36I think you knackered it
24:37by doing everything you've done to it.
24:41No, thank you.
24:42I was looking for some moral support there.
24:45And whilst I'm very nervous
24:46about what the car nerds
24:48are going to think of it,
24:49I'm positively terrified
24:51what my kids are going to do to it.
24:54Oh, Dad.
24:55Yo.
24:56Hello, bro.
24:57Hey, you all right?
24:57You good?
24:58How are you?
24:58By the way,
24:59every time I come round the back of here,
25:00this looks fantastic.
25:01But I do have to point you
25:02to the fact that I've got five kids
25:03and one of them will pour fruit chute
25:05all over these components.
25:07So please, can we figure something out
25:09so there's no electrical death?
25:11Yeah.
25:11I pre-thought this.
25:13So I made these boards custom fit
25:16so these will fit straight in there
25:19and make your boot completely mutable.
25:22Your attention to detail
25:23is never going to leave me.
25:25That looks O-E-M.
25:27I would say plus.
25:29Look at that.
25:29Yeah, look at that, mate.
25:32That has to be a 10 out of 10 for you.
25:35It's a 11 out of 10.
25:36Oh.
25:37Better than that, right?
25:38Miracles are taking place here.
25:40I'll take that.
25:40So, lads,
25:41that means we're on to the very final
25:44chapter of this journey.
25:46For a car to actually go on the road,
25:48it needs wheels
25:49and it needs tyres.
25:50Yep.
25:51And I have left this
25:52as a complete 100% trust surprise
25:54to Darren,
25:55the master mechanic
25:56at DC Customs.
25:58Are they here?
25:58Yeah.
25:59That's a big responsibility,
26:00but I think these are going to look sick.
26:02These are worse.
26:04Did you know they?
26:05Dad, how are you?
26:06Oh, what?
26:08What do you think?
26:09I like.
26:10Good.
26:11Do you know what?
26:12Very Japanese-style wheel.
26:13Well, it's a smart wheel.
26:15It's a Japanese-style wheel.
26:17It's one that people might say,
26:18oh, didn't you go crazy?
26:19No, we went crazy on lots of other things,
26:21but this is really just stylish and funky, isn't it?
26:25Plus, also, we've gone for a custom offset
26:27on these as well,
26:27so they've been made for us specifically.
26:30Nice.
26:31So...
26:31Why do we have to get a custom offset?
26:32Because we want it to look cool.
26:34We want it to fill the arch
26:35because we've got the air suspension as well.
26:37Yeah.
26:37It's also to clear there's monster brakes as well.
26:39They do sit out massively,
26:41so we'd have had to use a 20-mil spacer
26:43if we use a standard wheel,
26:44so that's why.
26:46But, yeah, I just hope they fit.
26:47Let's come in as a final mission, lads.
26:48Let's get them in the car.
26:48Come on.
26:52What do I do?
26:54Get the other side, bro.
26:55At the beginning of this modification,
26:57if Darren brought out new wheels to fit,
26:59I'd have been straight over to the kettle
27:01preparing a brew for the boys.
27:03But not anymore.
27:04Pow!
27:05I'm part of the pit crew.
27:07Pass me the socket drill, Daz.
27:09I'm feeling frisky.
27:10Oh, is it up to me?
27:12Yeah, man.
27:19Sweet.
27:20All on.
27:23Oh, yeah.
27:24We are so close now.
27:26I've got goosebumps.
27:28Oh, goosebumps, in fact.
27:31The S2000 is finally finished.
27:35There we go.
27:37Oh, dear.
27:39What's that?
27:40What's that?
27:42What's that?
27:44That's the speaker ring at the wheel
27:45that you just put on.
27:46From here, I look.
27:47Yeah, yeah, yeah.
27:48Yeah, the blue one's in the back.
27:55He had one job to do.
27:56One job.
27:58All right.
27:58Jack the car.
27:59Put it back on.
28:00I don't even know what a spigot ring is, okay?
28:03Well, it had to fall out
28:04the one wheel that I put on the car.
28:10How did he do that?
28:13Well, he obviously fell out,
28:14and he didn't realise.
28:28It's a good choice of wheel.
28:29I love it.
28:31The concave really suits it.
28:33Matt, I love the concave wheel.
28:34I think the colour as well is just perfect for the car.
28:37Where did you go?
28:38It's Toyota, isn't it?
28:39You ran off.
28:41Shall we, um...
28:42Shall we see the lights on?
28:44Yeah.
28:44Yeah?
28:45You'll light it up and load, right?
28:46Of course.
28:47Come on.
28:48This is it.
28:50Time to witness the S2000
28:52in its fully modified final form.
28:56Oh.
28:57It's time for us to witness it anyway.
29:00You lot watching at home,
29:01you're going to have to wait a tiny bit longer.
29:04You know how we do it.
29:06Big final reveal is on the way, my good people.
29:09Now it looks really cool.
29:10Yeah.
29:13There is less.
29:15That's our Honda S2000.
29:17That's our Honda S2000.
29:19I don't know what people do in moments like this.
29:22We kiss and stuff or what.
29:24I'd rather not...
29:25No.
29:25No, that's fine.
29:26I just thought I'd float.
29:26I just thought I'd float the idea.
29:28Not for me.
29:29Yeah, I just thought I'd float the idea.
29:30No, cuddles are good.
29:31Mm.
29:32Looks amazing.
29:33I love that.
29:35It's not right that this is stuck in a garage in Dudley.
29:40We better get our skates on, boys,
29:42because we're about to go reveal this at a car show.
29:47Ready?
29:47Cool.
29:49Let's go.
29:49That sounds exciting.
29:50Let's go.
29:51Let's go.
29:51We're not all going to fit in this, so you get a taxi, will you?
29:53All right.
29:54I'm driving.
29:54Go on then, mate.
29:55Let's go.
29:57I'm only joking.
29:58Come on, man.
29:59Come on, Lombu.
30:00Come on.
30:01Come on.
30:01I'm driving, though.
30:02Put your lanky ass in there.
30:04Guys, I'll see you up there, yeah?
30:05Yeah, yeah.
30:05See you there, guys.
30:06Thank you, brother.
30:17Finally, it's time to feel my beard flowing in the wind
30:21in my hyper-modified Honda S2000.
30:24Golden bodywork shining in the sun,
30:28twin exhaust roaring in my ears,
30:30and Lombu in the passenger seat.
30:32Hopefully not as underwhelmed as usual.
30:35And if you're hoping for a nice shot of the finished car,
30:38you're still out of luck, my friends.
30:40It's coming soon, though.
30:42Like, we've been on quite a journey with this car.
30:45Think about that silver, quite boring S2000
30:50that you were grossly unimpressed with
30:52when we came to that garage all the way in Dudley.
30:57And here we are now.
30:58What is it feel like?
31:00It's quite a transformation.
31:10What are you grabbing the dirt for?
31:12You're being funny.
31:14Don't do that, brother.
31:18These seats are surprisingly comfortable.
31:21They are, isn't it?
31:22They really are.
31:22Your legs are still mashed
31:23and I'm still a little bit too wide.
31:26Let me tell you one thing that I love.
31:28The aesthetics of this car,
31:30the visuals,
31:31the wrap,
31:31the wheels.
31:33This does look bad, though.
31:35It looks bad.
31:35It looks bad.
31:37It does look bad.
31:39Even a big-ass wig at the back,
31:42it won't work.
31:43It works, doesn't it?
31:44It works.
31:45It works.
31:46Like,
31:46I can see why Darren's so highly regarded
31:48in the modern world,
31:49isn't it?
31:58That's Contour Bounty.
32:01Why is it Contour Bounty?
32:05Yo,
32:06this is turning to some
32:0980s
32:11pin Cadillac
32:12with Bounty all over the place, bro.
32:15How many decades
32:17of me and you
32:17have been buying cars,
32:19selling cars,
32:20mucking around with cars,
32:21and there's been nothing
32:23that we've done
32:23to any car
32:24in our entire history
32:25that's as extensive as this.
32:27And you know,
32:27the crazy thing is,
32:29this isn't even that crazy.
32:30People that I've met
32:31on this journey
32:32have built engines,
32:35coachworked body,
32:37conceptualized things
32:38from scratch.
32:39It's kind of mad, bro.
32:45There is one more mission
32:47to complete.
32:48And that's getting this
32:50in front of the people.
32:51I've loved getting
32:52to know this community
32:53and hopefully
32:55they're going to accept us.
32:57Let's say we get there.
32:59And let's say
33:01there's a few people
33:02that don't like the vehicle.
33:04Yeah?
33:06What are we going to do?
33:08All right,
33:08tell them pissed off?
33:11So it's...
33:12So it's an option,
33:14did I mean?
33:27I'm Gus Khan,
33:28and I've been
33:29on a modification odyssey.
33:31A journey
33:32to become part
33:33of the custom car world
33:35with my very own S2000.
33:37Go!
33:37Go!
33:38Go!
33:39And the road
33:40has reached
33:41its ultimate
33:42epic destination.
33:44Because tonight,
33:45I unveiled the S2000
33:47at a real car show
33:49in front of
33:50real hardcore modifiers.
33:54Lamu, bro,
33:55bro, this is next level.
33:57Why haven't I got
33:57them spikes on a car?
33:59Look at the gay stick.
34:00Oh, my God.
34:01It's like an AI technology.
34:02Artificial intelligence
34:03for the gay stick.
34:04Oh, my shit.
34:05Unbelievable.
34:07Wherever I look,
34:08there are awesome mods.
34:10And I'll be honest,
34:11I'm getting nervous
34:12that the S2000
34:13isn't going to stack up
34:14against some of these whips.
34:16This is the latest,
34:18the greatest,
34:19hybrid technology
34:20infused with weird powers.
34:22Yes,
34:22very many powers.
34:23So we've changed a lot
34:24on this car.
34:25It's got full titanium exhaust,
34:26downpipes,
34:27carbon intake,
34:28different charge coolers,
34:29running 1,025 horsepower.
34:31No, it's not.
34:32What?
34:33That's 2,000 car.
34:34Shit, man.
34:35From a sick M5
34:37to an ultra-cool Lexus LZ.
34:40Wow.
34:40You don't see many of these around.
34:42You don't?
34:42No.
34:43There's some impressive cars
34:45on display here tonight.
34:46So this is a factory wing?
34:47Yeah.
34:48It's a limited edition car
34:49on the 3 Coupe in the UK.
34:50What is it, a V8?
34:51V8, 5 liter.
34:52It's beautiful.
34:53It's very nice.
34:54It's beautiful.
34:54Get the car.
34:59Word is out
35:00about my big S2000 reveal
35:01and plenty of familiar faces
35:04from my modding adventure
35:05have shown up
35:06to see how I've done,
35:07including Josh
35:08and his post-apocalyptic
35:10Toyota Camry.
35:12I've never been more sure
35:13that we're going to be arrested
35:15on set in my life.
35:17This looks insane.
35:18Our S2000
35:20is some baby-level
35:21BTEC qualification.
35:23Wait till you see
35:23what's going on
35:24with this Camry.
35:27I will...
35:28Yeah, you didn't expect it.
35:30You didn't expect it.
35:31I did not expect this.
35:33Oh, yeah.
35:38Look what we think.
35:41Very cool.
35:42Yeah.
35:42It is cool, by the way.
35:43It is cool.
35:44This bit is going to stun you.
35:46Completely road legal, isn't it?
35:47Completely road legal.
35:48That's road legal.
35:51Who is...
35:52Get out the van.
35:54Get out the...
35:54Bristol's finest.
35:56How are you, brother?
35:56Good, yeah?
35:57Good to see you.
35:58Well, Spencer built this
36:00himself.
36:05Never have I been more sure
36:06that it was a crazy
36:07to jump out of that car.
36:08Look at this maniac.
36:10The thing that we really want to see
36:11is you try and get in the car.
36:13So just crack on.
36:15Does it have a door?
36:15No, there's no doors.
36:16Of course, I'm not about to let
36:18Lumble know there was no roof
36:20on the buggy when I got in.
36:22No, you're very flexible.
36:23I've seen it before
36:23when you get out of the shower.
36:24Just get in.
36:26I don't think that's going to work.
36:27Really, really, really, really.
36:28Trust you.
36:28Believe in yourself.
36:30Try it.
36:30Go ahead first.
36:31I'm not going to go ahead.
36:32I'm not going to go.
36:33Let's do it.
36:33You big tree.
36:34Just put your foot all the way in there.
36:36Go on.
36:36That's it.
36:37I'll help you.
36:37And then you'll climb the other side.
36:46Now he's got to get out.
36:47You've got to get out of the foot.
36:49How will you drive it?
36:51There you go, mate.
36:53Guys, can we get a round of applause
36:54for the giraffe getting in the car?
36:57Things I've never seen before on TV, lads.
37:00Lumble, you enjoy yourself.
37:01Let's go.
37:01How do I get out?
37:02No, no.
37:02Here's what it is, brother.
37:03Good luck.
37:04All right, Lumble.
37:11I've realised I've spent a lot of time
37:14passing judgement on other people's cars.
37:16And the shoe is about to be very much on the other foot
37:20and potentially aimed squarely at my arse.
37:23I'm interested to see what you've done with the S2K.
37:26Remember Amy?
37:27She obviously remembers me
37:29on account of the traumatic experience I put her through
37:32when I drove her lowered Nissan Fairlady
37:34through a metaphorical minefield
37:36of body kit-wrecking speed bumps.
37:42This is actually my worst nightmare.
37:44If you don't like it,
37:46just bear in mind he worked on it most of the time.
37:48Oh, is it you?
37:48I always see you're kind of have to.
37:49No pressure.
37:50How am I going to like it?
37:51Even if you don't just lie.
37:53And Amy's not the only person I've met on my journey
37:56who's turned up tonight to pass judgement on my S2000.
38:00It's the inspirational Ian Mockett
38:02who built a hulking MGTF
38:05with a four-liter V8 rover engine
38:07slap-bang in the middle of it
38:09and his good wife, Sue.
38:12Even if no one else claps,
38:13just give us a little one.
38:15Sue whoops.
38:16Yes.
38:18We'll get a whoop.
38:19Come on.
38:20Let me tell you something,
38:21you're going to get run over by an LC500.
38:24We'll do it.
38:27We know that guy's in an extramarital relationship.
38:30I think so as well.
38:31I think so as well.
38:32Someone is...
38:34Someone's wife and children are at home.
38:38Notwithstanding other people's personal lives,
38:40it's time to get my own house in order
38:43and reveal my car to the masses.
38:55We've got the lads as well.
38:56These two worked so hard
38:57and if we give them a round of applause,
38:59they've been absolutely amazing.
39:01And lads, you've got to go for it.
39:03Reveal this thing that we've been working on.
39:05Let's go.
39:08Ready?
39:08Five, four, three, two, one.
39:14One, two, one.
39:37Well, this is a crazy thing.
39:39We'd never, like, modified a car before in our lives.
39:41One more time, please give it up for the guys.
39:43That's unbelievable, right?
39:50Guys, do you reckon?
39:52You already smashed it.
39:53Have we done Japanese car culture proud?
39:55Epic.
39:55Very.
39:56That is amazing.
39:57Bro, I saw what you pulled up in.
39:59That's next level.
39:59Can't.
40:00He put car.
40:01Game knows game, bro.
40:02Come on.
40:03This is the look.
40:04Cut, is it any good?
40:05What do you reckon?
40:06What do you think, boy?
40:07Yeah?
40:07Yeah, I love it.
40:08Love it.
40:08All I care about is you, man.
40:10My son's your age.
40:11I think he hasn't seen it yet.
40:12If you've got your confirmation, then we're on the right track.
40:15The paint job's amazing, isn't it?
40:16Bro, this is a wrap.
40:17Is it really?
40:18Yeah, bro.
40:20It doesn't look like it.
40:21It's crazy.
40:22Like, everyone's like, they can't believe that that's a wrap.
40:24It's just mad, isn't it?
40:25It pops.
40:26It pops.
40:27Well, it was emotional, wasn't it?
40:28Hours and hours creating something.
40:31We weren't quite sure how it was going to go.
40:32But here we are, and we revealed that car.
40:35And let me tell you something.
40:37When I saw the looks on them people's faces, and most importantly, when I saw the look on
40:40Darren and Lumbo's face, I felt something I never felt before.
40:45Satisfaction at a deep, deep level.
40:47So I want to big up Darren and Lumbo.
40:48They put hours and effort and time and blood and, maybe not blood, but they put sweat
40:53into that car.
40:56It looks like paint, isn't it?
40:57It doesn't feel wrap-y.
40:58No, yeah.
40:59No, it does look like paint.
41:00Whoever did it did a really good job, so I know it wasn't you.
41:02No, absolutely not.
41:03Absolutely not.
41:03Thank you for correcting me.
41:04Not after what you did to my car, it definitely wasn't you.
41:06What do you mean?
41:07He just broke the side skirts.
41:12The shittiest attempt at putting a side skirt on a car I've ever seen break.
41:16It's quite bad.
41:17It is bad, isn't it?
41:17Look, they're not even in line.
41:20How?
41:21Anyway, Lina, good to see you, mate, yeah?
41:22All the best.
41:23Have a good one, Sam.
41:24All right, mate.
41:24That's what we did last time as well.
41:25You'll have to tell me later.
41:26Yeah, I'll tell you later.
41:30The vibes are up.
41:31The people are happy.
41:33And I, as usual, am oversharing with total strangers.
41:37You know what we found out when I bought this car?
41:39I was too fat to get in it.
41:42And my best mate is too lanky to get in it.
41:45So, bro, it was an absolute nightmare.
41:47From a comfort point of view, it's a no-go.
41:49But these sillys, jump in these, bro.
41:50Have a feel what they're like.
41:51I've never seen that.
41:51These are actually sick.
41:53When you're in, they're not bad.
41:55But actually seeing that when you create something that's fun, that's unique, it really brings
42:00the crowd up.
42:02It's nice.
42:04I would never have dreamed of creating a car like that.
42:07I would have never dreamed of modifying one so extensively.
42:10But now I've done it, I completely get it.
42:12And then you come and show it to actually a really lovely community.
42:15It's great vibes here, bro.
42:16I think people were blown away by it.
42:19But looking at it now and what you've gone through and what you've done, like, for me,
42:23that's a lifekeeper.
42:25Are you feeling it?
42:26I'm feeling it.
42:26I think that's a lifekeeper.
42:27Why would you sell that?
42:28When it's yours and you put the time and money into it, it's special.
42:32So, I did it.
42:34From a die-hard OEM car guy to completing my first modified car, what was once a nondescript
42:41normie mobile has been transformed into a highly customised vehicle packed full of personality.
42:49With a lot of help from Big D and Lanky Lumbo, of course, this has been one wild ride.
42:55If I had to sum up my modifying journey in just one word, I would say arduous.
43:01This is what people don't know, man.
43:02This is hard work, man.
43:03You get grease under your fingernails.
43:04You smell like shit when you go home.
43:06This is a difficult process.
43:07But I tell you what I did love.
43:09I loved spending time with my best friend and a new friend in Darren.
43:13And I would say, look, if you ain't into getting your hands dirty, doing a custom S2000 is not
43:20going to change your mind.
43:21But spending time with people that you love, you like, and you respect, there's nothing wrong
43:25with that.
43:27Say again, say again, say again.
43:31This is the one.
43:32This is the one.
44:02This is the one.
44:02This is the one.
44:02This is the one.
44:03This is the one.
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